The Crisis screen version shown at Valentine Toledo
The Crisis shown at Valentine Theater in Toledo on a Sunday matinee tells of Lincoln's era with scenes around St Louis and Springfield Illinois. It follows Lincoln's career leading to his assassination and features Carvel of St Louis and Brice as central figures in a tale of ambition and romance.
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Ilinois
Pond
Apts
Carvel
St. Louis
Brice
Optical Illusion Recalls New York's Ferry Crossing
A mid century New York University student recalls a dreamlike scene of skyline ferries crossing the Hudson. The fragmented text hints at optical illusions and urban imagery common in the era's press.
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New York University
New York
Hudson
Slosson
Newe York
Windmill Worker Averages Eighteen Miles Per Hour
A passage notes daily wind averages and estimates a windmill worker could expect to face wind speeds averaging 16 miles per hour for eight hours daily over the year. It clarifies this does not mean constant eight hours every day but an annual average.
Liberty bond drive urged across fourth district
President Wilson and the cabinet urge universal participation in the Liberty bonds sale arranged through Federal Reserve Banks. The fourth district, including Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Ohio, aims for top bond purchases with bonds ranging from 50 to 100000 dollars and a push for every family member to contribute.
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Wilaon
Congress
Liberty
Federal Reserve Banks
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Wheeling
West Virginia
Lexington
Kentucky
Ohio
America
New York
Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
Alleghenies
Eoint
Indiana
Ihs
Cincinnati
Columbus
Toledo
Darton
Springfield
Dunkers
Buying Liberty Bonds Is Not an Act of Charity
An urging wartime notice promotes Liberty Bonds as patriotic and sound financial choice. It explains loans to the United States government, offering 3 to 4 percent annual interest, with principal repaid and potential rate increases for bondholders. It encourages readers to purchase bonds through banks or brokers and frames investing as national duty.
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Liberty Bond Button Your Badge of Honor
A public fundraising message urges every man, woman, and child to buy a Liberty bond, at least $60, to receive a government button. It frames the bond as a patriotic investment, tax free, with interest, and principal repaid in full. It warns that not buying would harm the country and the buyer.
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Nations of Earth: who leads in global commodity production
The excerpt lists top producers for 25 commodities with the United States or others leading in specific items such as wheat cocoa and copper. It claims the United States dominates in 14 commodities while Germany and other nations lead in none, urging purchase of United States Liberty Bonds.
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Donstey
Ae S.A
Rossa
Germany
British India
India
Thesia Renita Britieh
Ndia Venexuela
Gold Coast
Brazil
Argentina
Japan
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Bolivia
Mil Pongo
Tranavaal
U.S.A
Mexico
Cuba
Transvaal
United States
Austria-Honogary
Turkey
Bulgaria
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United States Liberty Bonds Promote Safe Investment
A persuasive wartime appeal extol s Liberty Bonds as low as 50 dollars with 3 percent interest and full principal return. Readers urged to buy through bankers or brokers, likening bonds to gold and noting universal acceptability by banks, grocers, and merchants.
Mother Would Be Proud If You Brought Home Liberty Bond
A retort about patriotism and family pride suggests a son or daughter earning a United States Liberty Bond in the mother’s name as a symbolic gesture of national support. The line blends pride with civic duty in a living-room context.
Liberty bonds offer safe investment for war effort
The advertisement extols United States government bonds as the safest investments. It highlights guaranteed principal, defined interest, tax‑free status, and flexibility to exchange for higher rates, urging purchases for every family member before the June 15 deadline.
Make Almighty Dollar Work for Liberty Bond Drive
Wartime appeal urges Americans to buy Liberty bonds to fund the U S war effort. The message stresses patriotism, liberty, and the moral duty to invest, urging subscriptions starting at $50 and aiming for broad public support before a June deadline.
Liberty bonds call to support war effort
A public call emphasizes democracy funding through Liberty bonds. It urges readers to purchase bonds today to support the war effort and defend democratic values.
Baby’s Wake Notes Liberty Bond Honor
A brief tribute expresses support for the United States Liberty Bond program and invokes blessing for the infant and family, reflecting wartime era sentiment and patriotic duty.
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Buy Liberty Bonds and Support the War Effort
The notice urges citizens to purchase United States Liberty Bonds offering 3 percent interest and patriotic value. It emphasizes supporting the Kaiser’s defeat and promotes individual participation by buying bonds today.
Permitted Raillery in Gentle Social Mockery
A historical note on risqué yet courteous satire within a group. It praises a delicate roguish banter that raises laughter without shaming the target, allowing everyone to join in the merriment.
Eye for an Eye: Origins of the Proverb and Law
The text explains the phrase an eye for an eye, Latin talionis, as a rule of retaliation. It notes that punishment should match the injury and mentions biblical and other sources for the expressions and ideas.
Sealed bids invited for sewer construction project
The Village of Persydorg invites bids for sewer construction along Indian Ave between Maple and Hickory. Bids due June 14 11 percent tax or fee apply. Each bid must include a $100 certified check and list all interested parties. A contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder with performance bond and insurance.
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Tait
Fuvery
Vereyaburis
Toledo
Pita
Village of Prerysburg Approves Subdivision Sewer Improvement
An ordinance authorizes the village council to proceed with the construction of a subdivision sewer for the East Boundary Lower District No 1 in Pareyablitg Ohio. It outlines funding via special assessments, contract bidding, and emergency enactment with adoption dated May 23 1947.
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East Boundary
Ohio
Prerysburg
Herbs
Ad.vettier
HR. Rother
W. Lyons
Chori
Limited Trains Reported From Maumee Station Southbound
Train service updates show limited trains leaving Maumee Station to the south bound destinations. Times noted include early morning and late evening departures with specific schedules obscured in the OCR.
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Maumee
Im Em
M. Wapananem
Etary
Omarh
Cisne
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